EP0017406A3 - Postage meter improvement - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- EP0017406A3 EP0017406A3 EP80300898A EP80300898A EP0017406A3 EP 0017406 A3 EP0017406 A3 EP 0017406A3 EP 80300898 A EP80300898 A EP 80300898A EP 80300898 A EP80300898 A EP 80300898A EP 0017406 A3 EP0017406 A3 EP 0017406A3
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- postage meter
- improvement
- meter improvement
- postage
- meter
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G07B2017/00346—Power handling, e.g. power-down routine
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
- G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US06/024,812 US4253015A (en) | 1979-03-28 | 1979-03-28 | Electronic postage meter having an accounting system independent of power failure |
US24812 | 1979-03-28 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0017406A2 EP0017406A2 (en) | 1980-10-15 |
EP0017406A3 true EP0017406A3 (en) | 1981-08-12 |
EP0017406B1 EP0017406B1 (en) | 1986-06-25 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP80300898A Expired EP0017406B1 (en) | 1979-03-28 | 1980-03-21 | Postage meter improvement |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4253015A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0017406B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1132710A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3071654D1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (21)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CA1206619A (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1986-06-24 | Frank T. Check, Jr. | Electronic postage meter having redundant memory |
US4916623A (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1990-04-10 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having redundant memory |
US5109507A (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 1992-04-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having redundant memory |
EP0231452B2 (en) * | 1982-01-29 | 2002-01-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements |
US4573174A (en) * | 1982-09-07 | 1986-02-25 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having interlock between mechanical and electrical registers |
CA1214275A (en) * | 1982-12-08 | 1986-11-18 | Alton B. Eckert | Initializing the print wheels in an electronic postage meter |
US4628476A (en) * | 1982-12-08 | 1986-12-09 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Completing an incomplete trip in an electronic postage meter |
US4611282A (en) * | 1983-07-18 | 1986-09-09 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter using a flag to indicate interuption of accounting register updating due to power failure or microprocessor failure |
US4584647A (en) * | 1983-10-17 | 1986-04-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter with a ring counter |
US4731728A (en) * | 1985-01-10 | 1988-03-15 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter with means for preventing unauthorized postage printing |
US4774881A (en) * | 1985-09-23 | 1988-10-04 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Rotary operated character selection system for postage meters |
US4807141A (en) * | 1985-12-16 | 1989-02-21 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter with microprocessor controlled reset inhibiting means |
US4809186A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1989-02-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter for metering mixed weight mail |
US4933616A (en) * | 1987-08-19 | 1990-06-12 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Drive control system for imprinting apparatus |
US5075852A (en) * | 1989-10-18 | 1991-12-24 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Fraud detection in postage meter having unsecured print wheels |
GB8929364D0 (en) * | 1989-12-30 | 1990-02-28 | Alcatel Business Systems | Clutch and brake mechanism for franking machine |
US5251554A (en) * | 1991-12-19 | 1993-10-12 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mailing machine including shutter bar moving means |
US5389863A (en) * | 1993-02-08 | 1995-02-14 | Ascom Autelca Ag | Rotor movement sensing system |
US5746133A (en) * | 1995-05-22 | 1998-05-05 | Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Ag | Postage meter with rotor movement and die cover sensor |
US5585613A (en) * | 1995-11-24 | 1996-12-17 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage metering apparatus including means for guarding against printing a postage value without accouting therefor |
US8527285B2 (en) * | 2006-06-28 | 2013-09-03 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage printing system for printing both postal and non-postal documents |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2934009A (en) * | 1956-10-22 | 1960-04-26 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Sheet feeding and treating |
AT279945B (en) * | 1968-04-16 | 1970-03-25 | Scheidt & Bachmann Gmbh | Device for monitoring counters |
US3938095A (en) * | 1971-11-04 | 1976-02-10 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Computer responsive postage meter |
JPS5749937B2 (en) * | 1974-09-25 | 1982-10-25 | ||
US3978457A (en) * | 1974-12-23 | 1976-08-31 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system |
GB1508623A (en) * | 1976-12-06 | 1978-04-26 | Vickers Ltd | Franking machines |
FR2377066A1 (en) * | 1977-01-07 | 1978-08-04 | Secap | IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE MACHINE |
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1979
- 1979-03-28 US US06/024,812 patent/US4253015A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1980
- 1980-02-28 CA CA346,655A patent/CA1132710A/en not_active Expired
- 1980-03-21 DE DE8080300898T patent/DE3071654D1/en not_active Expired
- 1980-03-21 EP EP80300898A patent/EP0017406B1/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0017406B1 (en) | 1986-06-25 |
CA1132710A (en) | 1982-09-28 |
EP0017406A2 (en) | 1980-10-15 |
DE3071654D1 (en) | 1986-07-31 |
US4253015A (en) | 1981-02-24 |
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